CBC News Online - Edmonton Digest - 2015-02-17

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Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:50:00 EST Trustees urge province to add consent to sex ed curriculum Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:50:00 EST Students in Alberta should be learning about what constitutes consent as an integral part of the province’s sex ed classes, according to Edmonton’s public school trustees. Read More Medical alert necklace strangled senior: 'She didn't deserve to go this way' Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:55:39 EST The accidental strangulation of a 72-year-old woman has led an Alberta judge to recommend that health authorities ensure all Lifeline emergency pendants come with breakaway cords. Read More Ski hills in Alberta, B.C. suffering from unusually warm weather Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:00:33 EST Unusually warm weather is creating rocky conditions for skiers and snowboarders in Western Canada and has lead to the closure of some ski resorts in Alberta and B.C. Read More 'Why-meet?' committee reinstates $546,000 cut to Auditor General's office Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:06:12 EST The province’s committee on legislative offices voted to reinstate a $546,000 cut to the budget of Alberta’s Auditor General in a contentious meeting Tuesday morning — one week after the same committee voted to return the money. Read More Sadness envelopes U of A campus after fatal QEII rollover, president says Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:55:05 EST The four young people involved in a deadly crash on Highway 2 were international students from China. Read More More Headlines 'Numb Bum' motorcycle racer remembered as 'genuine' and 'super friendly' BSE cow born on Alberta farm, says Canadian Cattlemen's Association Senior dies after medical episode following minor crash CIBC predicts recession for Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador The premier, the auditor general and $546K: Players to watch Time to reclaim your parking spot: seasonal parking ban over Alberta woman accused of hoarding 201 dogs charged with animal cruelty Playing with the boys: Shannon Szabados on - and off - the ice World's longest hockey game wraps up in Sherwood Park 3 killed, 1 in 'grave' condition after SUV rollover on QEII